A significance level of p

Question

A significance level of p<0.05 means that there are fewer than 5 chances in 100 of concluding there is a relationship in the population of job applicants, when in fact, there is not.

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A significance level of p<0.05 indicates that the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis (i.e. concluding there is a relationship) when there is no relationship in the population is less than 5%. In other words, there are fewer than 5 chances in 100 of making a type I error (false positive) by concluding there is a relationship when there is not.

A Significance Level of P<0